The National Center For State Courts, The Texas Center For The Judiciary, and the Texas Association for Court Administration, has announced the 2016 Graduates of The Texas Court Management Program
June 30, 2016 - On Thursday, June 23, 2016 the National Center for State Courts, the Texas Center for the Judiciary and the Texas Association for Court Administration held graduation exercises for 32 graduates of the Texas Court Management Program. Karen J. Warr, Certified Court Manager was among these graduates. Karen is the Court Manager for the 123rd and 273rd District Courts in Shelby County.
This labor-intensive program consisted of more than 130 hours of study designed by the Institute for Court Management. Courses included Case Flow Management, Leadership Skills, Ethics, Civil and Criminal Procedure, Court Management Core Competencies, Court Performance Standards: CourTools, Managing Technology Projects and Technology Resources, Purposes and Responsibilities of Courts, Fundamental Issues in Case Flow Management, Managing Court Financial Resources, Managing Human Resources.
Graduates were presented Texas Certificate in Trial Court Management by Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Nathan Hecht and graduates will also receive a certification from the National Center For State Courts. Also honoring the graduates was David Slayton with the Texas Office of Court Administration and Ed Wells, Institute of Court Management Fellows. These Graduates are certified to manage any state or federal court in the United States. Texas has more than 3,000 judges and now has 120 Certified Court Managers to help manage those courts.
